James River High School (Chesterfield County, Virginia)

James River High School is located in northwestern Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. James River High School has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2000. In 2009, James River High School was listed in America's top 30000 schools, ranked at number 246 for diversity (the highest in the Richmond metropolitan area).

Note that there are two James River High Schools in Virginia. This article is about the one in northwestern Chesterfield County, Virginia. The other James River High School is located in Buchanan, Virginia, and is a part of Botetourt County Public Schools.
James River High School
Address
3700 James River Road

Chesterfield County, Virginia
,
Virginia
23113
Coordinates37°33′9″N 77°38′57″W
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1994
School districtChesterfield County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Mervin B. Daugherty
PrincipalJennifer Coleman
Faculty121.77 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,986 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.31[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)       Purple, Green, and Black/White
NicknameRapids
Rival schoolsMidlothian High School, Cosby High School
Specialty centerLeadership and International relations
Athletic ConferenceVirginia High School League
AAA Central Region
AAA Dominion District
WebsiteOfficial website

James River is a part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.

James River High School`s staff include 120 teachers and 2 librarians, technology coordinator, 8 school counselors and five administrators. There are approximately 2000 students in grades 9 - 12.[2]

Athletics

James River sponsors the following sports teams: croquet, baseball, basketball (men's and women's), crew (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women's), field hockey, American football, golf, lacrosse (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), softball, tennis (men's and women's), track and field (men's and women's), volleyball (men's and women's), swimming and wrestling. The school also supports a crew team which competes in the Virginia Scholastic Championships.

The athletic department is currently sponsored with Adidas.

James River's rivals include Midlothian, and Cosby. The James River and Midlothian rivalry is a classic, especially in American football, where the two schools in the annual "Coal Bowl". Only six miles apart, the schools are considered "cross town rivals".

The men's volleyball program is among the most successful at the school and in the state. They have won five state championships, more than any other school in Virginia, and have won back to back state championships on two separate occasions. Their state championship seasons are 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, and 2018. They were runner-up in 2014.

Notable volleyball alumni include Darren Kilby, Sam Albus, and Mitchell Ford. All of whom were state and regional players of the year in 2010, 2011, and 2012 respectively.[3]

The James River baseball team won in 2007 and 2008 the Group AAA State Baseball Championship. In 2008 the Rapids were ranked 19th in the nation in High School Baseball. In 2011 the team had another run at the state championship but lost in the semi-finals. They are considered one of the top high schools in Virginia baseball. Consistently ranking top 200 in the Nation and top 10 in Virginia.[4]

In 2008 the men's golf team won its first championship in 2008 VHSL Group AAA State Championship.[5]

In 2013 the men's golf team would win the championship. They would go onto winning three consecutive championships in 2014 and 2015.[6]

The women's cross country team won the Group AAA State Championship in 2002.

In 2011 the men's basketball team won the AAA championship to ESPN World Wide of Sports Regional High school Invitational Basketball Tournament in Orlando Florida. It was featured on ESPN 3 and featured some of the top AAA high school teams in America.

In 2002, the women's field hockey team won the State Championship in overtime against Lake Braddock 3-2.

In 2016, the men's lacrosse team made it to State Championship but lost. They were ranked #10 overall in Virginia.[7]

The Women's volleyball team had its best season in 2012, when Kari Heavenrich has several spectacular performances.

The school also has men's and women's lacrosse teams, which were the first public high school lacrosse teams in the Central Region.

Notable alumni

Specialty Center

James River High School is home to the specialty center for Leadership and International Relations. The program was founded in 2002.

Enrollment in Leadership and International relations

The James River High School Center for Leadership and International Relations has up to 350 applicants per a year, and only about 50 are accepted.

References
  1. "James River High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. "About our School - James River HS". sites.google.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. VHSL AAA 2007 Baseball Results
  5. 2011 Golf Results
  6. http://m.richmond.com/article_2c84c862-aa97-11e5-a0e5-e39a3740a741.html?mode=jqm
  7. Times-Dispatch, LAURA FIEN Richmond. "James River boys fall in lacrosse state championship game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. "Virginia Baseball POY: Nathan Kirby". ESPN.com. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "USA Gymnastics | Alex McMurtry". usagym.org. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. "Shannon Taylor". teamusa.org. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  11. "No hurdle too high". ESPN.com. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  12. "Happy 25th Birthday, James River!".
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